If, in the reasonable belief of any person, the Animal Control Officer or police officer, an animal presents an immediate danger to the safety of any person or the animal is threatening imminent harm or is in the process of attacking any person, the officer may, as a last resort, destroy the animal in a proper manner. If the animal is destroyed by the officer, a charge for disposal of the animal shall be paid by the owner of the animal.
(Prior Code, § 911.17) (Ord. 00-04, passed 12-1-2000; Ord. 2008-16, passed 11-19-2008)